Male Reproductive System

Question 1

What is the major complication of unresolved hydrocele?

Answer 1

inguinal hernia

Question 2

Treatment:

Hydrocele

Answer 2

1. Observation during the first 12 months. Most resolve during this time.
2. Surgery if there is no spontaneous resolution in 12 months.

Question 3

Treatment:

Cryptorchidism

Answer 3

1. Observation for spontaneous descent for 6 months.

2. Orchipexy during infancy if testicles fail to descend.

Question 4

What are the major complications of untreated cryptorchidism?

Answer 4

1. Testicular torsion
2. Infertility
3. Undetected testicular malignancy

Question 5

What is the most common anomaly of the genitourinary tract?

Answer 5

Cryptorchidism due to failure of testicular descent.